'As the progeny of Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics and Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama), Sam and Django Stewart may already hold an all-access pass to stardom. A step up certainly helps an emerging band by creating buzz and expectations, but at the end it's'

Timeline

CHILDHOOD

1958Birth
Born on September 10, 1958.

TWENTIES

198728 Years Old
Fahey married Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in 1987. The couple divorced in 1996.
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The couple had two sons, Sam and Django James. The two brothers formed a musical band "Nightmare & The Cat". Django Stewart is also an actor.<br /><br /> Prior to her marriage to Stewart, Fahey was romantically involved with Jim Reilly, the drummer for the Northern Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers and Scottish singer Bobby Bluebell of The Bluebells, with whom she co-wrote the UK #1 pop song "Young At Heart". Read Less

198829 Years Old
In 1988, frustrated with the direction she felt Bananarama were heading, Fahey left the group and formed Shakespears Sister.
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Initially, Fahey effectively "was" Shakespears Sister, though American singer/songwriter Marcella Detroit later became an official member making the outfit a duo. The band was nominated for numerous awards and showed a darker, more sophisticated side to Fahey, who often appeared in the band's music videos and on-stage as a vampish glam figure. Tensions began to rise between the pair in real life, and Hormonally Yours was their last album together. Read Less

THIRTIES

199334 Years Old
In 1993, Fahey admitted herself into a psychiatric unit with severe depression.

199637 Years Old
In June 1996, London records released "I Can Drive", the first single from Shakespears Sister's third album, which was her first record since her split with Marcella Detroit.
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The single performed disappointingly (UK number 30) and later London Records refused to release the album. Following this, Fahey left the label and after a lengthy battle with the label, Fahey finally released Shakespears Sister's, #3, independently through her website in 2004. Read Less

199738 Years Old
In 1997, Fahey appeared opposite Martin Dunne in the Irish short film Pinned.

199839 Years Old
She also briefly re-joined Bananarama in 1998 to record "Waterloo" for the Channel 4 Eurovision special A Song for Eurotrash.
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The song proved popular, winning the public vote for best song at the conclusion of the program. Read Less

In 2005, Fahey independently released The MGA Sessions, an album recorded with frequent collaborator Sophie Muller in the mid-1990s.
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The music was recorded for a film which ultimately was never made. Only 1000 copies of this release were pressed. Read Less

Fahey's most recent single, "Bad Blood", was released on 17 October 2005.
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In 2006, Fahey's website stated that she had been writing for other people; these include (former Sugababe) Siobhán Donaghy and Kylie Minogue, though neither of these endeavours made it to the final cut. Read Less

Fahey's track "Bitter Pill" was partially covered by pop band The Pussycat Dolls in their 2005 debut album PCD.
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The verses (which were slightly altered) and the overall sound of the song are from "Bitter Pill", but added in was the chorus of Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff". The song was renamed "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" and a remix was included as a b-side to their hit single "Beep". Read Less

On 13 November 2008, Fahey performed at the Pirate Provocateur Extravaganza launch party for the new Agent Provocateur winter collection, and for the release of Dirty Stop Out's new album Cuntro Classics at KOKO in London.

In 2008, Fahey appeared in the Chris Ward-written and directed short film What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor (based on the life of artist/model Nina Hamnett, self-styled "Queen of Bohemia"), with Fahey playing the role of Hamnett opposite actor Clive Arrindel, Donny Tourette (frontman with punk band Towers of London) and Honey Bane (former vocalist of the punk band Fatal Microbes).